Vivergo Bioethanol Plant

Location: Hull

Client: Vivergo Fuels Ltd

Duration: 3 years

Clugston Facilities Management provides a wide range of services at Vivergo Fuels, which is one of the largest ethanol producers in Europe and also the UK's largest single source supplier of animal feed.

Following the completion of civil engineering works undertaken by Clugston Construction for the site, Clugston FM was awarded a three year facilities management contract.

chemical tanker supervision for the delivery of chemicals and the dispatch of ethanol fork lift truck drivers ensuring that production chemicals are delivered to the plant locations as and when necessary.

When in full production Clugston operatives also supervise the road tanker filling mechanism, and complete all associated paperwork and quality records which are audited by HM Customs and Excise.

Clugston Solution/Achievements

All of Vivergo Fuels mobile plant has been leased through ourselves, along with the management of the service and maintenance contracts. Clugston FM also manage major subcontractors on Vivergo Fuels behalf including scaffolding and waste.

Key to Success

Clugston staff, working in close partnership with Vivergo Fuels, are treated as part of their operational team, and this engenders professionalism and a team spirit to succeed

Clugston staff work in areas that are key to the bioethanol production process developing an extensively qualified and experienced workforce with specific knowledge linked to locally based resources

shared values and procedures with respect to health and safety performance

open and honest working practices, with a view to developing a long-term mutually beneficial business relationship

Note Following targets set by the UK Government as part of the renewable transport fuel obligation, Vivergo Fuels’ ethanol plant was built in Saltend, near Hull. The £300m plant is one of the largest in Europe. It transforms 1.1 million tons of wheat into 420 million litres of ethanol annually, and supplies nearly one-third of the UK’s bio fuel demand when fully operational. The ethanol produced will provide a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

The plant will also be the largest supplier of animal feed in the UK at 500,000t annually and it helps to address the protein deficit in the agriculture sector. Nearly half of the wheat used by the plant is converted into animal feed, which is supplied to domestic farmers for feeding nearly 340,000 dairy cows daily.